APOLLO CREATIVE LTD
🌳Matureactive
07169032 · ltd · incorporated 2010-02-25
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
53 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-04-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-01-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-01-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-04-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-01-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-01-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-01-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-03-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-09-05➖MARSH, Paul resigneddirector
- 2021-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-03-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-03-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-03-16📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-02-01➕MARSH, Casey Rose appointeddirector
- 2021-02-01➕MARSH, Lesley appointeddirector
- 2015-07-24➖GSPK DESIGN resignedcorporate-director
- 2010-02-25🏢Company incorporatedAs APOLLO CREATIVE LTD
- 2010-02-25➕MARSH, Paul appointeddirector
- 2010-02-25➕GSPK DESIGN appointedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
74/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Lesley Marsh Individual · British · DOB 11/1962 · age 64 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 12/02/2021 |
Ms Casey Rose Marsh Individual · British · DOB 08/1993 · age 33 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 12/02/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Paul Marshceased 12/02/2021· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-02-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Registered office
Suites 1&2, Merlin House Low Moor Lane
Lingerfield
Knaresborough
HG5 9JB
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-11
Last: 2026-02-25
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
MARSH, Casey Rose→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2021-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MARSH, Lesley→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2021-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MARSH, Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2010-02-25 · resigned 2021-09-05
GSPK DESIGN→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2010-02-25 · resigned 2015-07-24
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Recent filings (53 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-16